St Mark's Church, Blackburn

St Mark's Church features rusticated ashlar construction with hammer-dressed stone details, slate roofs, and an asymmetrical design including various transepts.

The Feilden family established the church in 1836, investing £200 for construction and £50 for stained glass windows during the Victorian building expansion.

The interior contains a timber Gothic chancel screen functioning as a World War I memorial, along with decorative encaustic tiles on the chancel floor.

The church building, situated on Buncer Lane, required approximately £1,700 for construction, equivalent to £200,000 in current monetary value.

Edmund Sharpe designed the church with an octagonal tower topped by a spire, incorporating a grid pattern created by lesenes and string courses.

Location: Blackburn with Darwen

Inception: 1887

Architects: Edmund Sharpe

Architectural style: Romanesque Revival architecture

Website: http://achurchnearyou.com/witton-st-mark

GPS coordinates: 53.74390,-2.50830

Latest update: March 3, 2025 23:07